Archaeology

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Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Field Between House And Plantation'. The description would appear to refer to OS Field no. 2041, which is centred at the grid reference provided. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Heart's Tongue Fern Field'. The site has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Field next to Glebe'. The description appears to relate to the eastern portion of what was formerly OS Field no. 1125, prior to the construction of the railway line, and is centred at the grid reference provided. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Field off Dub Field'. The description appears to relate to OS Field no. 1979, which is centred at the grid reference provided. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Potato Butt Field'. The site has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Wild Appletree Field'. The description appears to relate to OS Field no. 1982, which is centred at the grid reference provided. The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray Flint Scatter
A scatter of circa seventy flints found at the Glebe, in the field numbered 1974 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The flints are Mesolithic 'Bann' type artefacts and include arrowheads, a hammerstone, a knife, a scraper and spearheads. A Mesolithic axehead was also found in association with these 'Bann' flints 'by the pond in the field north of the Glebe'.
Ballakilmurray Flint Scatter
A scatter of circa seventy flints found at the Glebe, in the field numbered 1974 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The flints are Mesolithic 'Bann' type artefacts and include arrowheads, a hammerstone, a knife, a scraper and spearheads. A Mesolithic axehead was also found in association with these 'Bann' flints 'by the pond in the field north of the Glebe'.
Ballakilmurray Flint Scatter
A scatter of circa seventy flints found at the Glebe, in the field numbered 1974 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The flints are Mesolithic 'Bann' type artefacts and include arrowheads, a hammerstone, a knife, a scraper and spearheads.  This record appears to be for a Mesolithic axehead which was found, apparently in association with these 'Bann' flints, 'by the pond in the field north of the Glebe', which may indicate that it came from a different field parcel or different location.
Ballakilmurray Flint Scatter
A record for an unspecified Neolithic find at Ballakilmurray. A scatter of circa seventy flints found at the Glebe, in the field numbered 1974 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The flints are Mesolithic 'Bann' type artefacts and include arrowheads, a hammerstone, a knife, a scraper and spearheads. A Mesolithic axehead was also found in association with these 'Bann' flints 'by the pond in the field north of the Glebe'.
Ballakilmurray Flint Scatter
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Field North of Glebe'. This appears to relate to the western part of the former OS Field no. 1108, which is centred at the grid reference provided. This field is correctly part of Lhergydhoo (see PRN 3335.10). The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Ballakilmurray Mill Dam
The dam of a millpond at Ballakilmurray, shown on the 1869 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map.
Ballakilmurray Threshing Mill
A record for a post-medieval threshing mill.
Ballakilpheric Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Modern chapel. The Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Ballakilpheric was constructed in 1850. It was subsequently extended by the addition of a Sunday school at right angles to the east gable.
Ballakindry Mill
Site of water mill and associated water management. The current mill building is still standing, and is recorded but not described on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition map of 1868. The associated buildings shown just to the east are now destroyed. The millpond is located just to the north.
Ballakindry Mill
Site of water mill and associated water management. The current mill building is still standing, and is recorded but not described on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition map of 1868. The associated buildings shown just to the east are now destroyed.
Ballakindry Millpond
Site of water mill and associated water management. The millpond is located just to the north of the mill and is recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition map of 1868. The substantial dam is nearly 50m long and is centred at SC2429571000. The leat survives as a field drain as far as the wheel pit which is now filled in, and the tailrace ran behind the now destroyed buildings which lay to the east of the mill. Water from the dam now drains down the side of the Ballagawne Road before running through Ballaclague and eventually to Strandhall.
Ballakinnag Burial
Bronze Age "urns", presumably funerary urns, were reportedly found in this area before 1930, but no burial mound is known.
Ballakinnag Flint Scatter
The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.
Ballakinnag, Knock-y-doonee Flint Site
The findspot of a Neolithic flint scatter. A fragment of a bronze vessel has also been found here.
Ballakissack Chapel
The site of a Methodist chapel at Ballakissack, in Santon parish.
Ballakoig Burial Cist
In 1881 two cinerary urns of Bronze Age date were found here which included a bone needle and fragments of a bronze ornament. They were found about 130 metres south of the mouth of the stream in an area which has since been lost to coastal erosion.   One was a collared urn of Longworth Secondary Series, Form Iron Age, circa 30cm high with decorated collar and internal rim bevel. It is now kept in the Manx Museum, Accession No. 1954-3069 (Corpus No 766). The second was another collared urn of Longworth Secondary, Northwest Style, Form III, of which 18cm survives, with a decorated collar and internal rim bevel. This is also kept in the Manx Museum, Accession No. 1954-0571 (Corpus No 767). A Neolithic or Bronze Age stone axehead, rectangular in section and with a broken butt end found in the Ballakoig brooghs, which was donated by to the Manx Museum by the Rev. W. Kermode (Accession No. 1954-0616) may be associated.
Ballakoig Horsewalk
The site of a post-medieval horse engine. The circular horse walk is shown on the 1870 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map to the eastern end of a building to the north of the farmyard.
Ballakoig, Hacketts Tower, Cass Ny Hawin Gorse Mill
The site of a post-medieval gorse mill recorded at Cass ny Hawin.
Ballaleaney Burial Mound
The site of a Bronze Age barrow, shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. Canon Quine reported that flints had been found here.